Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 12:51am On Mar 25, 2017 |
TheSuperNerd: Viola.... I knew wikipedia could be wrong.... loll
Fifa.com records Yobo as a forward... and that was my first U-20 world cup as a seven year old... I remembered ikedia moments against Ireland and aghohowa... Sam okoye... awwwwwwwwn... yobo in jersey no 14 but couldn't tell what role was playing then as he always ventured forward on the right... #littleboymemories ![smiley](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/smiley.png)
http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/nigeria1999/teams/team=1888282/index.html
Wikipedia is not the right place to source for information most times. Funny enough they listed Libregets as Flying Eagles coach in 99 which is wrong, Disu was the manager in charge of that team. While Libregets was the manager of the super eagles for a few months. The man was a car crash. Erroneously they listed Yobo as a DF. If not for some of us who followed the team, we would have gone with the flow that Yobo played as a defender in that tourney. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 12:52am On Mar 25, 2017 |
tbaba1234:
Yolo was certainly not a right back in Nigeria 99... He was used as a number 9.. He was usually introduced late in games. Melkam was the nine introduced late in games and he wore the nine. Ganiyu Shittu could also play forward. There was no place for Yobo upfront. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 12:53am On Mar 25, 2017 |
Awwwwwwwwn... the most legendary meridian cup I remember was that of 1997.... didn't watch it ooo... abeg. (was only 5 ) .. but I heard and read so much about it a long time ago.... how we shocked the world with our youth team then...... beautiful memories! ![smiley](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/smiley.png) TheGoodJoe:
Okunowo actually, there was a tournament called the Meridian Cup that Nigeria played at that time. We beat Spain in that tourney that paraded some promising Barcelona starlets. One of the best players of that competition was Okunowo and Barcelona snapped him. At that time, he had more rep than Xavi. When he arrived Barca at that time, Xavi came to introduce himself to Gbenga Okunowo that he played against him in Meridian Cup.
Okunowo was good but injury robbed him of his spotlight. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 12:54am On Mar 25, 2017 |
TheGoodJoe:
Yobo played right back and not attack. Which space would Yobo see to play attack in that team. Dombraye and Melkam were strikers and they were on the bench. At that time, Haruna Babangida was rated higher than Ronaldinho. He was the star coming to Nigeria '99. We had too many top quality players for Yobo to even get picked as a striker.
We still had Hashimu Garba. Gabriel Melkam was not a striker. He was a midfielder /winger. He was layer converted to a left back at Hansa Rostok. I remember when he pleaded to be invited to the Super Eagles but He couldn't get a look in because of the collosus that was Ifeanyi Udeze. |
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 12:55am On Mar 25, 2017 |
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 1:00am On Mar 25, 2017 |
TheGoodJoe:
Melkam was the nine introduced late in games and he wore the nine. Ganiyu Shittu could also play forward. There was no place for Yobo upfront. Yobo came on around 75 mins and played 9... I remember vividly |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 1:01am On Mar 25, 2017 |
TheGoodJoe:
Did I say Yobo did not start as a striker? I said in Nigeria '99, he was a right back. I am not browsing this. I can tell you Eddie Dombraye was left footed and was one of those who took penalties against Robbie Keane and Damien Doff's Ireland. He placed a low trick penalty and beat the keeper. He carried a bald cut.
Shittu scored the winner in the penalty and danced with his hands open. Hashimu Garba scored in the quarter finals against Seydou Keita's Mali. He scored from a cross from Ikedia down the right flank. Hashimu headed the ball and was running to celebrate when the keeper tipped the ball. It came back to Garba and he buried it.
I even did not mention Abubakar Musa who was playing for Eagle Cement of Port Harcourt. He was the captain of the team in the AYC and we lost the final to Ghana. Then there was a shuffle in the team and a brilliant forward, Emmanuel Aniele (I believe Icon4s knows him) lost his place.
I can tell you against Costa Rica, Aghahowa scored the first goal and the commentator said Nigeria just found a star. Haruna Babangida was through on goal towards the end and decided to show boat with a turn and a defender nicked the ball off him.
Melkam came in as a sub in some games. So, it is not Internet things. Rabiu Afolabi was the captain and in defence. Eneh had dada hair as right back. Obinna Okpala, a relation of Coach Sylvanus Okpala was a talented left back but hardly played because of negative reports of him getting a place into the squad through his uncle.
Dominic Oruma was a keeper and Wilson Oruma's younger brother. Looked a lot like Oruma and wore Wilson's Lens jerseys during training. Please, this is not browsing.
Yobo was not a striker in flying Eagles 1999 as you said. Finish. If you can recall all these I wonder why it skipped you that Yobo was a striker in the 99 team. I recall seeing the baby-faced Yobo for the first time against Paraguay or so in the group stages. He made a cameo as a striker. Even in his testimonial game in Ph,the commentators mentioned that he started as a striker for the Flying Eagles when he was moved up front and scored a goal in the second half of the game. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 1:04am On Mar 25, 2017 |
Loollll... don't worry about me Sir Goldfish.... ![smiley](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/smiley.png) I know just where to look into when I want hard facts... goldfish80:
Wikipedia is not the right place to source for information most times. Funny enough they listed Libregets as Flying Eagles coach in 99 which is wrong, Disu was the manager in charge of that team. While Libregets was the manager of the super eagles for a few months. The man was a car crash. Erroneously they listed Yobo as a DF. If not for some of us who followed the team, we would have gone with the flow that Yobo played as a defender in that tourney.
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 1:08am On Mar 25, 2017 |
TheGoodJoe:
Rohr can not call everyone. If his apparatus in Germany makes him feel we can gain from Bazee, I think he should go ahead. You might like what These other players offer but Rohr might see something in Bazee he prefers. Coaches, Managers and pundits agree to disagree it's not a problem. I accept Rohr is in charge, he is doing an excellent job. However, I do not have to agree with all of his decisions. I am unapologetically and undeniably English Nigerian players biased but not by sentiment or prejudice. But from experiential knowledge and understanding, I could add empathy as well. I know about and I am involved in the English football system. I know a whole lot of players and watch a huge amount of games Live including U23's and down. Statistics are indicative and not necessarily absolutes, I make comparison from facts, figures and from what I know. It may be hard cold and clinical but it's the way the truth is sometimes. In a previous post I made an objective comparison of Onyedinma and Bazee giving my rational not just sentimental assumption. To give the reasoning behind. my preference. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by SharpJoe: 1:12am On Mar 25, 2017 |
goldfish80:
If you can recall all these I wonder why it skipped you that Yobo was a striker in the 99 team. I recall seeing the baby-faced Yobo for the first time against Paraguay or so in the group stages. He made a cameo as a striker. Even in his testimonial game in Ph,the commentators mentioned that he started as a striker for the Flying Eagles when he was moved up front and scored a goal in the second half of the game.
It is very obvious you did not watch Nigeria 99. Your Libregets post exposed it. Tunde Disu got fired and Libregets coached the team in the Second Round and Quarter finals. I even watched his first training session and the Quarter final game was at Enugu.
Forlan and Ronaldinho played at the same time with us. Uruguay eliminated Brazil. I repeat, the competition was too stiff for Yobo to play attack. Eddie Dombraye who was a sharp striker was on the bench. There were other players who could play upfront before Yobo.
How can Yobo get a cameo role before Dombraye. Melkam could, play upfront Shittu could play upfront. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 1:12am On Mar 25, 2017 |
goldfish80:
If you can recall all these I wonder why it skipped you that Yobo was a striker in the 99 team. I recall seeing the baby-faced Yobo for the first time against Paraguay or so in the group stages. He made a cameo as a striker. Even in his testimonial game in Ph,the commentators mentioned that he started as a striker for the Flying Eagles when he was moved up front and scored a goal in the second half of the game.
Yobo was an attacking midfielder this one i know it's not argument but fact. Not from Wikipedia. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by SharpJoe: 1:16am On Mar 25, 2017 |
komekn:
Coaches, Managers and pundits agree to disagree it's not a problem. I accept Rohr is in charge, he is doing an excellent job. However, I do not have to agree with all of his decisions.
I am unapologetically and undeniably English Nigerian players biased but not by sentiment or prejudice. But from experiential knowledge and understanding, I could add empathy as well.
I know about and I am involved in the English football system. I know a whole lot of players and watch a huge amount of games Live including U23's and down.
Statistics are indicative and not necessarily absolutes, I make comparison from facts, figures and from what I know. It may be hard cold and clinical but it's the way the truth is sometimes.
In a previous post I made an objective comparison of Onyedinma and Bazee giving my rational not just sentimental assumption. To give the reasoning behind. my preference.
It is good to have your view and it makes room for debate. You have your reasons why you prefer the English players but that does not mean you should consistently run down those you do not know.
You are talking about the players you know. Do not talk down on players other people know. You can see how wrong your judgment of Success was. It means you could be wrong with others. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by SharpJoe: 1:26am On Mar 25, 2017 |
Nigeria. It hurts. When I think of the talents we have produced and how behind we are in World Football, it is so sad. When I think of a player like Haruna Babangida who was announced as the best young player coming to Nigeria 99. When I think of how magical Ikedia was. I hope someone, someday makes a versus clip of Ikedia vs Ireland in Nigeria 99. Let people see talent. Abubakar Musa, Aniele who was brilliant. Later came Ajagun who won the Shell Cup and then came the brilliant Osunwa. Blessing Kaku, Emma Issah, Ogbeche, Okunowo, Sunday Ibeji and many more.
We so mismanaged that Golden generation of top quality players. I hope we get it right this time. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 1:30am On Mar 25, 2017 |
tbaba1234:
He missed the ball completely.
If you claim, he touched it.. It does not make Akpeyi's case better because there was a defender there to clear properly.
After a corner , Players revert to zonal marking.. The players were covering their zones but there was no man in the post.
U really didn't see him punching that ball? There was no man in the post because he clashed with his player going for the ball, these things happen in football we don't have to make a big deal about it. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 1:38am On Mar 25, 2017 |
BascoVanVeli:
U really didn't see him punching that ball? There was no man in the post because he clashed with his player going for the ball, these things happen in football we don't have to make a big deal about it. He did not touch it, in my opinion.. If he did, it was still atrocious goalkeeping. Yes, it happens in football (even the best keepers make errors) but it was a clear goalkeeping error. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 1:48am On Mar 25, 2017 |
tbaba1234:
He did not touch it, in my opinion.. If he did, it was still atrocious goalkeeping.
Yes, it happens in football (even the best keepers make errors) but it was a clear goalkeeping error. If he did not touch it then who did? The ball changed direction and his fist clealy went for the ball. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by SharpJoe: 1:57am On Mar 25, 2017 |
cc: goldfish80 and tbaba1234 Standard Liège » Squad 1997/1998http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/standard-liege/1998/2/You can see Standard Liège listed Yobo as a defender and Rabiu Afolabi, the other Nigerian defender in the team was also in Nigeria 99. He was the one who got the captain band from Abubakar Musa after we lost the AYC finals to Ghana by a goal. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by whizola: 1:59am On Mar 25, 2017 |
ISAAC SUCCESS: NIGERIA'S ALL-ACTION POWERHOUSE PERFORMER. TAGGED: SUPER EAGLES, IWOBI, IH... 0 LIKES Nigeria 1-1 Senegal: Isaac Success proves he can definitely live up to his name, but not all the Super Eagles’ starlets did themselves justice. The Super Eagles pose for a photo before kick-off. On a frightfully cold Thursday evening, two African heavyweights came to blows. What was on a paper a bizarrely organised friendly — the match taking place in front of 2,013 people at Barnet’s home stadium, The Hive — turned out to be an entertaining match with plenty of Scouted-approved talent on show… even if I did spill coffee over my nice jumper. . @ScoutedFtbl @_PhilCosta In all the excitement I've spilt coffee down my nice jumper. Nigeria playing a risky game at the back. Ndidi looking great. 9:42 PM - 23 Mar 2017 Jake Entwistle @JakeEntwistle After a Google Maps mishap and a complete misjudgement of the number of fans that would make the same last-minute decision as I did, I was unable to get in the ground ahead of kick-off and soak up the friendly atmosphere. But, after paying a respectable £10 for my place in the South terrace I was finally able to enjoy the game and divert my attention away from the bitterly cold weather. My focus now was solely on Nigeria. The Super Eagles are in the process of ushering in a new generation of talent — something that our very own Phil Costa has written about before — and much of it was on show with six U23 players named in the starting XI. . @ScoutedFtbl U23 players in starting XI: Ndidi (20) Iwobi (20) Iheanacho (20) Simon (21) Omeruo (23) Troost-Ekong (23) 8:46 PM - 23 Mar 2017 2 1 Jake Entwistle @JakeEntwistle Premier League stars Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho were the big attractions, for Nigerian fans at least, and were pitted against a strong Senegalese side whose star performer on the night was Everton’s midfield dynamo, Idrissa Gueye. Arsenal's Alex Iwobi (20) in action for Nigeria against Senegal. The Lions of Teranga troubled Nigeria in the first half with high pressing and solid defending. The aforementioned Premier League duo were playing closely together but failed to create any chances of note, neither for each other or their teammates. A tame first half performance was punctuated by wasteful crossing in attack and unconvincing defending at the back. The start of the second half saw Fenerbahce goal-machine and bicycle-kick extraordinaire, Moussa Sow, give Senegal the lead. Unfortunately, his effort was untypically ordinary, firing the ball home after Nigeria failed to clear Idrissa Gueye’s cross from the right. Moussa Sow puts Senegal ahead in the early stages of the second half. The Super Eagles wrestled back control soon after, however, and managed to reassert themselves in the game. Despite Sadio Mané entering the fray to a rapturous applause from both sets of fans, 20-year-old Wilfred Ndidi was looking the most likely to lead a Super Eagles’ comeback, building on a solid first-half display with another combative and assertive midfield performance. For all Ndidi's work, however, Nigeria were still struggling in attack, and it was Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi in particular that fell short of the high standards he has established for himself. The 20-year-old has come under increasing amounts of criticism of late and would have loved to put on a show; if not to dispel the doubts of others, then to at least expel any that might be developing in his own mind. The minutes and faith both Arsene Wenger and the Nigerian national team have pumped into him is a clear sign of his ability and, even more so, his potential. Perhaps for Alex Iwobi a few games out of the spotlight is the best way to arrest is ‘poor’ run of form. Etebo and Success replace Iwobi and Simon. The Arsenal man didn't have the best of games, misplacing too many passes. 10:27 PM - 23 Mar 2017 Jake Entwistle @JakeEntwistle But whilst one Premier League star may have disappointed the expectant travelling supporters, the man who replaced him did not. Watford’s Isaac Success, sporting the number 8 on the evening, trotted onto the pitch with the nonchalant swagger that has characterised his brief playing career. On the night, however, it was his powerful physique that was on show. Rather than hiding behind his usual baggy shorts and an oversized top, Success was practically bursting out of his Nigerian kit – his tree-trunk thighs screaming to be set free from his tight shorts á la The Incredible Hulk. He even played like Bruce Banner’s angry alter ago: he was, in every sense, a Green Machine. It's official; Isaac Success (21) has the biggest thighs in football. Swatting away Senegalese defenders like flies, the Watford winger at first seemed to join Kelechi Iheanacho upfront before moving out towards the right and wreaking havoc. Faced with Kalidou Koulibaly more often than not, Success was able to breeze past the opposing left full-back and torment the giant Napoli defender with his mesmerising step-overs and sheer physicality. Success' introduction, his pace and direct approach, lifted Nigeria and in the end, it was in fact the Man City starlet who made the decisive breakthrough. Racing onto a hopeful through ball from deep in midfield, Kelechi Iheanacho's electric pace ensured it was his toe rather than the goalkeeper’s glove that made first contact with the ball, resulting in a fairly routine penalty to be given. With a stutter, he then cooly dispatched the penalty, drawing his side level in the process. Just like that, despite a quiet game overall, in a two-minute spell Kelechi Iheanacho displayed all the attributes that make him such a highly-rated young striker and why we love him to bits at Scouted: pace, composure, and clinical finishing. Kelechi Iheanacho (20) celebrates after equalising from the spot — his fifth goal in six games for the Super Eagles. It may have been Iheanacho's name that rang around the stadium, but it was no doubt Isaac Success that shone the brightest for Nigeria on Thursday evening. His brutish strength proved too much to handle and by creating chances and applying pressure, the Super Eagles were eventually able to punish an increasingly nervous-looking Senegal side. Watford fans will now be hoping that the former Granada man can translate his excellent display into concrete playing time at Vicarage Road. A perceived lack of match fitness has plagued his time in England so far, and perhaps even for good reason. Such a muscular, explosive player will always exert much more stress on his body and recovering from an injury, of which he has already suffered a few, takes frustratingly longer than usual. Ten-minute bursts will hopefully soon become thirty-minute cameos and in time Success may even be unleashed from the start. His physicality, style of play and demeanour all carry a sense of volatility and inconsistency but when they combine and marry together in harmony, like they did on Thursday night, Isaac Success becomes an entirely different animal: an unstoppable freight train who can just as easily bamboozle his opponent with a piece of deft trickery as he can trample all over them without breaking stride. IHEANACHO! He wins the penalty and then nonchalantly tucks it home. The stutter will divide opinion. 10:49 PM - 23 Mar 2017 20 16 Jake Entwistle @JakeEntwistle All in all, it was a night of conflicting performances from the young Nigerians, especially from their strong Premier League contingent. But where some may have disappointed, others delighted and it was the performance of brick-s**t house, Isaac Success, that helped the Super Eagles extend their unbeaten run to six games and fans at The Hive buzzing... (I had to do it.) By Jake Entwistle. (@JakeEntwistle ) http://sfhandbook.com/new-blog/2017/3/24/isaac-success-nigerias-all-action-powerhouse-performer# |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 2:06am On Mar 25, 2017 |
SharpJoe: cc: goldfish80 and tbaba1234
Standard Liège » Squad 1997/1998
http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/standard-liege/1998/2/
You can see Standard Liège listed Yobo as a defender and Rabiu Afolabi, the other Nigerian defender in the team was also in Nigeria 99. He was the one who got the captain band from Abubakar Musa after we lost the AYC finals to Ghana by a goal. Oga, Yobo played as a striker in Nigeria 99... Check FIFA website, he was listed in the Nigerian team as a forward. This one is not even an argument, I remember vividly |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 2:08am On Mar 25, 2017 |
BascoVanVeli:
If he did not touch it then who did? The ball changed direction and his fist clealy went for the ball. The ball struck a defender, that was why it changed direction. If he stayed on his line, the defender clears easily. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by safarigirl(f): 2:12am On Mar 25, 2017 |
whizola:
ISAAC SUCCESS: NIGERIA'S ALL-ACTION POWERHOUSE PERFORMER. TAGGED: SUPER EAGLES, IWOBI, IH... 0 LIKES Nigeria 1-1 Senegal: Isaac Success proves he can definitely live up to his name, but not all the Super Eagles’ starlets did themselves justice. The Super Eagles pose for a photo before kick-off. On a frightfully cold Thursday evening, two African heavyweights came to blows. What was on a paper a bizarrely organised friendly — the match taking place in front of 2,013 people at Barnet’s home stadium, The Hive — turned out to be an entertaining match with plenty of Scouted-approved talent on show… even if I did spill coffee over my nice jumper. . @ScoutedFtbl @_PhilCosta In all the excitement I've spilt coffee down my nice jumper. Nigeria playing a risky game at the back. Ndidi looking great. 9:42 PM - 23 Mar 2017 Jake Entwistle @JakeEntwistle After a Google Maps mishap and a complete misjudgement of the number of fans that would make the same last-minute decision as I did, I was unable to get in the ground ahead of kick-off and soak up the friendly atmosphere. But, after paying a respectable £10 for my place in the South terrace I was finally able to enjoy the game and divert my attention away from the bitterly cold weather. My focus now was solely on Nigeria. The Super Eagles are in the process of ushering in a new generation of talent — something that our very own Phil Costa has written about before — and much of it was on show with six U23 players named in the starting XI. . @ScoutedFtbl U23 players in starting XI: Ndidi (20) Iwobi (20) Iheanacho (20) Simon (21) Omeruo (23) Troost-Ekong (23) 8:46 PM - 23 Mar 2017 2 1 Jake Entwistle @JakeEntwistle Premier League stars Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho were the big attractions, for Nigerian fans at least, and were pitted against a strong Senegalese side whose star performer on the night was Everton’s midfield dynamo, Idrissa Gueye. Arsenal's Alex Iwobi (20) in action for Nigeria against Senegal. The Lions of Teranga troubled Nigeria in the first half with high pressing and solid defending. The aforementioned Premier League duo were playing closely together but failed to create any chances of note, neither for each other or their teammates. A tame first half performance was punctuated by wasteful crossing in attack and unconvincing defending at the back. The start of the second half saw Fenerbahce goal-machine and bicycle-kick extraordinaire, Moussa Sow, give Senegal the lead. Unfortunately, his effort was untypically ordinary, firing the ball home after Nigeria failed to clear Idrissa Gueye’s cross from the right. Moussa Sow puts Senegal ahead in the early stages of the second half. The Super Eagles wrestled back control soon after, however, and managed to reassert themselves in the game. Despite Sadio Mané entering the fray to a rapturous applause from both sets of fans, 20-year-old Wilfred Ndidi was looking the most likely to lead a Super Eagles’ comeback, building on a solid first-half display with another combative and assertive midfield performance. For all Ndidi's work, however, Nigeria were still struggling in attack, and it was Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi in particular that fell short of the high standards he has established for himself. The 20-year-old has come under increasing amounts of criticism of late and would have loved to put on a show; if not to dispel the doubts of others, then to at least expel any that might be developing in his own mind. The minutes and faith both Arsene Wenger and the Nigerian national team have pumped into him is a clear sign of his ability and, even more so, his potential. Perhaps for Alex Iwobi a few games out of the spotlight is the best way to arrest is ‘poor’ run of form. Etebo and Success replace Iwobi and Simon. The Arsenal man didn't have the best of games, misplacing too many passes. 10:27 PM - 23 Mar 2017 Jake Entwistle @JakeEntwistle But whilst one Premier League star may have disappointed the expectant travelling supporters, the man who replaced him did not. Watford’s Isaac Success, sporting the number 8 on the evening, trotted onto the pitch with the nonchalant swagger that has characterised his brief playing career. On the night, however, it was his powerful physique that was on show. Rather than hiding behind his usual baggy shorts and an oversized top, Success was practically bursting out of his Nigerian kit – his tree-trunk thighs screaming to be set free from his tight shorts á la The Incredible Hulk. He even played like Bruce Banner’s angry alter ago: he was, in every sense, a Green Machine. It's official; Isaac Success (21) has the biggest thighs in football. Swatting away Senegalese defenders like flies, the Watford winger at first seemed to join Kelechi Iheanacho upfront before moving out towards the right and wreaking havoc. Faced with Kalidou Koulibaly more often than not, Success was able to breeze past the opposing left full-back and torment the giant Napoli defender with his mesmerising step-overs and sheer physicality. Success' introduction, his pace and direct approach, lifted Nigeria and in the end, it was in fact the Man City starlet who made the decisive breakthrough. Racing onto a hopeful through ball from deep in midfield, Kelechi Iheanacho's electric pace ensured it was his toe rather than the goalkeeper’s glove that made first contact with the ball, resulting in a fairly routine penalty to be given. With a stutter, he then cooly dispatched the penalty, drawing his side level in the process. Just like that, despite a quiet game overall, in a two-minute spell Kelechi Iheanacho displayed all the attributes that make him such a highly-rated young striker and why we love him to bits at Scouted: pace, composure, and clinical finishing. Kelechi Iheanacho (20) celebrates after equalising from the spot — his fifth goal in six games for the Super Eagles. It may have been Iheanacho's name that rang around the stadium, but it was no doubt Isaac Success that shone the brightest for Nigeria on Thursday evening. His brutish strength proved too much to handle and by creating chances and applying pressure, the Super Eagles were eventually able to punish an increasingly nervous-looking Senegal side. Watford fans will now be hoping that the former Granada man can translate his excellent display into concrete playing time at Vicarage Road. A perceived lack of match fitness has plagued his time in England so far, and perhaps even for good reason. Such a muscular, explosive player will always exert much more stress on his body and recovering from an injury, of which he has already suffered a few, takes frustratingly longer than usual. Ten-minute bursts will hopefully soon become thirty-minute cameos and in time Success may even be unleashed from the start. His physicality, style of play and demeanour all carry a sense of volatility and inconsistency but when they combine and marry together in harmony, like they did on Thursday night, Isaac Success becomes an entirely different animal: an unstoppable freight train who can just as easily bamboozle his opponent with a piece of deft trickery as he can trample all over them without breaking stride. IHEANACHO! He wins the penalty and then nonchalantly tucks it home. The stutter will divide opinion. 10:49 PM - 23 Mar 2017 20 16 Jake Entwistle @JakeEntwistle All in all, it was a night of conflicting performances from the young Nigerians, especially from their strong Premier League contingent. But where some may have disappointed, others delighted and it was the performance of brick-s**t house, Isaac Success, that helped the Super Eagles extend their unbeaten run to six games and fans at The Hive buzzing... (I had to do it.) By Jake Entwistle.
(@JakeEntwistle ) http://sfhandbook.com/new-blog/2017/3/24/isaac-success-nigerias-all-action-powerhouse-performer#
interesting read |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 3:37am On Mar 25, 2017 |
Gbenga Okonowo. Lol some players just appear and disappear like magicians komekn:
One question what about the Nigerian right back who played for Barcelona at that time his name was Okonowo if im right. Till tomorrow I am perplexed how did he get into Barca. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 6:39am On Mar 25, 2017 |
To join TheGoodJoe, Goldfish80 and Tbaba1234 in the Yobo discussion.
We all know that Yobo started off as a striker bt then he was at the Michelin team based in Port Harcourt.
In 1998 he moved to standard liege of Belgium. He was in their youth team where they remoulded him into a defender.
In Nigeria '99 Yobo was a defender. I recall how he being a striker thing came about. Some press men hu knew him in PH or hu heard he was a striker in that PH club listed him as a striker but he really was a defender in that tourney.
And i hope u guys are not confusing Joseph with his elder brother, Albert Yobo who played for the Eaglets in 1995.
If i can recall vividly well, Nigeria went with 3 strikers: Julius Aghahowa, Eddy Dumbraye and Danny Shittu.
Gabriel Melkam was an Attacking Midfielder, Haruna Babangida was a winger, Hamishu Garba was a Wings Forward/ AM. Gbenga Okunowo who was captain of the 1997 Flying was a midfielder. Barca converted him to a RB.
Goldfish80 our first game was against Costa Rica and not Paraguay. Julius Aghahowa opened scoring for Nigeria at the national stadium in Surulere. Costa Rica equalised while we were in search of an insurance second goal. It ended 1-1. Tunde Disu was sacked after the 3rd game against Paraguay and Thijs Libregts who was then Super Eagles coach was made to continue with the team.
I am not just quoting from wikipedia, i am giving you from my own memory. Also i was already a sports writer as at that time. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 6:44am On Mar 25, 2017 |
whizola:
ISAAC SUCCESS: NIGERIA'S ALL-ACTION POWERHOUSE PERFORMER. TAGGED: SUPER EAGLES, IWOBI, IH... 0 LIKES Nigeria 1-1 Senegal: Isaac Success proves he can definitely live up to his name, but not all the Super Eagles’ starlets did themselves justice. The Super Eagles pose for a photo before kick-off. On a frightfully cold Thursday evening, two African heavyweights came to blows. What was on a paper a bizarrely organised friendly — the match taking place in front of 2,013 people at Barnet’s home stadium, The Hive — turned out to be an entertaining match with plenty of Scouted-approved talent on show… even if I did spill coffee over my nice jumper. . @ScoutedFtbl @_PhilCosta In all the excitement I've spilt coffee down my nice jumper. Nigeria playing a risky game at the back. Ndidi looking great. 9:42 PM - 23 Mar 2017 Jake Entwistle @JakeEntwistle After a Google Maps mishap and a complete misjudgement of the number of fans that would make the same last-minute decision as I did, I was unable to get in the ground ahead of kick-off and soak up the friendly atmosphere. But, after paying a respectable £10 for my place in the South terrace I was finally able to enjoy the game and divert my attention away from the bitterly cold weather. My focus now was solely on Nigeria. The Super Eagles are in the process of ushering in a new generation of talent — something that our very own Phil Costa has written about before — and much of it was on show with six U23 players named in the starting XI. . @ScoutedFtbl U23 players in starting XI: Ndidi (20) Iwobi (20) Iheanacho (20) Simon (21) Omeruo (23) Troost-Ekong (23) 8:46 PM - 23 Mar 2017 2 1 Jake Entwistle @JakeEntwistle Premier League stars Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho were the big attractions, for Nigerian fans at least, and were pitted against a strong Senegalese side whose star performer on the night was Everton’s midfield dynamo, Idrissa Gueye. Arsenal's Alex Iwobi (20) in action for Nigeria against Senegal. The Lions of Teranga troubled Nigeria in the first half with high pressing and solid defending. The aforementioned Premier League duo were playing closely together but failed to create any chances of note, neither for each other or their teammates. A tame first half performance was punctuated by wasteful crossing in attack and unconvincing defending at the back. The start of the second half saw Fenerbahce goal-machine and bicycle-kick extraordinaire, Moussa Sow, give Senegal the lead. Unfortunately, his effort was untypically ordinary, firing the ball home after Nigeria failed to clear Idrissa Gueye’s cross from the right. Moussa Sow puts Senegal ahead in the early stages of the second half. The Super Eagles wrestled back control soon after, however, and managed to reassert themselves in the game. Despite Sadio Mané entering the fray to a rapturous applause from both sets of fans, 20-year-old Wilfred Ndidi was looking the most likely to lead a Super Eagles’ comeback, building on a solid first-half display with another combative and assertive midfield performance. For all Ndidi's work, however, Nigeria were still struggling in attack, and it was Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi in particular that fell short of the high standards he has established for himself. The 20-year-old has come under increasing amounts of criticism of late and would have loved to put on a show; if not to dispel the doubts of others, then to at least expel any that might be developing in his own mind. The minutes and faith both Arsene Wenger and the Nigerian national team have pumped into him is a clear sign of his ability and, even more so, his potential. Perhaps for Alex Iwobi a few games out of the spotlight is the best way to arrest is ‘poor’ run of form. Etebo and Success replace Iwobi and Simon. The Arsenal man didn't have the best of games, misplacing too many passes. 10:27 PM - 23 Mar 2017 Jake Entwistle @JakeEntwistle But whilst one Premier League star may have disappointed the expectant travelling supporters, the man who replaced him did not. Watford’s Isaac Success, sporting the number 8 on the evening, trotted onto the pitch with the nonchalant swagger that has characterised his brief playing career. On the night, however, it was his powerful physique that was on show. Rather than hiding behind his usual baggy shorts and an oversized top, Success was practically bursting out of his Nigerian kit – his tree-trunk thighs screaming to be set free from his tight shorts á la The Incredible Hulk. He even played like Bruce Banner’s angry alter ago: he was, in every sense, a Green Machine. It's official; Isaac Success (21) has the biggest thighs in football. Swatting away Senegalese defenders like flies, the Watford winger at first seemed to join Kelechi Iheanacho upfront before moving out towards the right and wreaking havoc. Faced with Kalidou Koulibaly more often than not, Success was able to breeze past the opposing left full-back and torment the giant Napoli defender with his mesmerising step-overs and sheer physicality. Success' introduction, his pace and direct approach, lifted Nigeria and in the end, it was in fact the Man City starlet who made the decisive breakthrough. Racing onto a hopeful through ball from deep in midfield, Kelechi Iheanacho's electric pace ensured it was his toe rather than the goalkeeper’s glove that made first contact with the ball, resulting in a fairly routine penalty to be given. With a stutter, he then cooly dispatched the penalty, drawing his side level in the process. Just like that, despite a quiet game overall, in a two-minute spell Kelechi Iheanacho displayed all the attributes that make him such a highly-rated young striker and why we love him to bits at Scouted: pace, composure, and clinical finishing. Kelechi Iheanacho (20) celebrates after equalising from the spot — his fifth goal in six games for the Super Eagles. It may have been Iheanacho's name that rang around the stadium, but it was no doubt Isaac Success that shone the brightest for Nigeria on Thursday evening. His brutish strength proved too much to handle and by creating chances and applying pressure, the Super Eagles were eventually able to punish an increasingly nervous-looking Senegal side. Watford fans will now be hoping that the former Granada man can translate his excellent display into concrete playing time at Vicarage Road. A perceived lack of match fitness has plagued his time in England so far, and perhaps even for good reason. Such a muscular, explosive player will always exert much more stress on his body and recovering from an injury, of which he has already suffered a few, takes frustratingly longer than usual. Ten-minute bursts will hopefully soon become thirty-minute cameos and in time Success may even be unleashed from the start. His physicality, style of play and demeanour all carry a sense of volatility and inconsistency but when they combine and marry together in harmony, like they did on Thursday night, Isaac Success becomes an entirely different animal: an unstoppable freight train who can just as easily bamboozle his opponent with a piece of deft trickery as he can trample all over them without breaking stride. IHEANACHO! He wins the penalty and then nonchalantly tucks it home. The stutter will divide opinion. 10:49 PM - 23 Mar 2017 20 16 Jake Entwistle @JakeEntwistle All in all, it was a night of conflicting performances from the young Nigerians, especially from their strong Premier League contingent. But where some may have disappointed, others delighted and it was the performance of brick-s**t house, Isaac Success, that helped the Super Eagles extend their unbeaten run to six games and fans at The Hive buzzing... (I had to do it.) By Jake Entwistle.
(@JakeEntwistle ) http://sfhandbook.com/new-blog/2017/3/24/isaac-success-nigerias-all-action-powerhouse-performer#
I really think...Success should be deployed as a CF and Kelechi as SS or AM.... this combo I believe will throw in goals.. still remember their partnership during UAE Under 17 world cup 2013... |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 6:56am On Mar 25, 2017 |
Humility017:
I really think...Success should be deployed as a CF and Kelechi as SS or AM.... this combo I believe will throw in goals.. still remember their partnership during UAE Under 17 world cup 2013... Young players metamorphose. These players have a career path. There is a career progression. Coaches typically tie-into the career path or progression of these players. It helps the player progress better. Ndidi started off as defender and is today a DM. Iheanacho started as an AM/WF and today a striker, Ahmed Musa started as a striker and today a winger/ss. Observe that coaches have followed along the new career paths of these players. It helps the players adopt more quickly as d national team most often have barely 2-3days to bond and blend. Success is now a WF so why should Rohr play him a CF. Iheanacho is the best striker we currently have. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 6:59am On Mar 25, 2017 |
BascoVanVeli:
As a fan of our local league I am very excited by this development. Normally after tournaments players stay idle waiting for a cub overseas but these boys already have clubs. The next step is them breaking into their club sides. They can join a growing crop of young players in the NPFL. yeah..I read somewhere of LMC plans to introduce under 15 league, it will definitely be a step in the right direction, groom players for the future, exposed them to international football at a very young age and also help eliminate age cheating as it is quite much easier to identify a 21 years old claiming to be 15... I will even recommend a regional league for various NPL and NNL clubs...from the tournament a federation cup for under 15 should be played where the best amongst to emerge from the regional league will slug it out... by so doing long distance travels and academic pursuit of this young ones will not be affected 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 7:02am On Mar 25, 2017 |
Icon4s:
Young players metamorphose.
These players have a career path. There is a career progression. Coaches typically tie-into the career path or progression of these players. It helps the player progress better.
Ndidi started off as defender and is today a DM. Iheanacho started as an AM/WF and today a striker, Ahmed Musa started as a striker and today a winger/ss. Observe that coaches have followed along the new career paths of these players.
It helps the players adopt more quickly as d national team most often have barely 2-3days to bond and blend.
Success is now a WF so why should Rohr play him a CF. Iheanacho is the best striker we currently have. sir...from my observations... kelechi play and score more as a SS than CF...where he can assist and at same time score good goals. he is naturally a unique breed of AM..can score and at same time assist effectively. he barely shot the ball..recklessly that's rare |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 7:09am On Mar 25, 2017 |
Icon4s:
Young players metamorphose.
These players have a career path. There is a career progression. Coaches typically tie-into the career path or progression of these players. It helps the player progress better.
Ndidi started off as defender and is today a DM. Iheanacho started as an AM/WF and today a striker, Ahmed Musa started as a striker and today a winger/ss. Observe that coaches have followed along the new career paths of these players.
It helps the players adopt more quickly as d national team most often have barely 2-3days to bond and blend.
Success is now a WF so why should Rohr play him a CF. Iheanacho is the best striker we currently have. you're right though.... I just felt playing kelechi as a lone striker...will put pressure on him to always score goals..as this might undermine his ability to always assist others score goals...read from the analysis as how a simple pass to success would have put Nigeria ahead during the friendly against Senegal as he opt to shot the ball instead which he missed. during the under 17 world cup the version of kelechi I saw...was a lad so gifted with enormous ability to assist for fun..I was so upset when keshi choosed to leave him out of Brazil 2014 world cup...I wanted him play, be our joker, be our link between the midfield and attack and get exposed to the world stage...just like Michael Owen who played in the world cup at 17 and even scored when he took on an Uruguayan defender(ayila) |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by pyrex23(m): 7:30am On Mar 25, 2017 |
Icon79: http://www.thenff.com/2017/03/nff-we-had-nothing-to-do-with-livestreaming-hiccup/
Home / Super Eagles / NFF: We had nothing to do with livestreaming hiccup NFF: We had nothing to do with livestreaming hiccup
By The NFF Updated: March 24, 2017
* Nigeria, Senegal match organizers upload match for viewing
The Nigeria Football Federation has dissociated itself from the failure of a plan to have Thursday’s international friendly between the Super Eagles and Teranga Lions of Senegal in London streamed live to interested Nigerians.
NFF’s Director of Media and Communications, Ademola Olajire explained on Friday that the task of having the game put up on livestream, as well as other details like TV production and stadium readiness, was entirely that of the organizers – Eurodata Sport.
“The livestreaming of the match had nothing to do with the NFF. Our clear responsibility was to present a team, by the name Super Eagles of Nigeria, while other tasks were squarely on the plate of the Match Agent. Our Official FIFA Match Agent, Jairo Pachon of Eurodata Sport had an agreement with some firm in Nigeria to livestream the match, through receiving signals from the production team at the stadium, but a technical hitch that arose late in the day conspired to make that impossible. MR. ADEMOLA OLAJIRE NEW
Ademola Olajire, NFF's Director of Communications
“Mr. Jairo Pachon himself has explained that the hitch was brought to his notice at about 8pm on Thursday, just as the match was kicking off. There was definitely no attempt by the NFF or its Match Agent to scam anyone.”
On Thursday, Jairo Pachon told thenff.com that efforts were at an advanced stage to upload the full match for people to watch for free.
“We have perfected the plan to upload onto a link and then make it public, where people can go and enjoy the full match. What happened was unfortunate but it was a technical issue that nobody could rectify at the time.
“We have the highest regard for fans of Nigerian football worldwide and will never take them for granted. The company concerned will refund in full the monies paid by people who wanted to watch the match on livestream.”
Both teams played out a 1-1 draw under seven degree Celsius weather at The Hive – home ground of League 2 clubs, Barnet FC and London Bees. 2017 Africa Cup of Nations quarter finalists Senegal went ahead in the 54th minute through Moussa Sow but Kelechi Iheanacho clawed the Eagles back from the penalty spot nine minutes from time.
The Super Eagles will take on the Etalons of Burkina Faso at the same venue and time on Monday, in their second friendly game. jesu! 7 degree celcius thats too damn cold |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mickael2(m): 7:33am On Mar 25, 2017 |
goldfish80:
How many goals did we concede when Yobo held sway in the run up to the Afcon gold medal? At the top of my head I recall we only conceded one goal (a penalty gift from the ref) in the group stage against Zambia. How exactly did we get better when Yobo was replaced? you see? You will make bias comments just to support your claim. Did we just drop Yobo like that? It was because he wasn't performing well. Or are you trying to imply that Yobo's exclusion from the team didn't improve our overall team play? Anyways, the little thing I wanted to point out is the fact that Onazi isn't a good CMF. I remember you said that we can play a midfield combo of Ndidi and Onazi with Onazi as the CMF because according to you he played the CMF well against Algeria, but that is a big NO. Onazi is far from a good CMF, his best position is the DMF and he should remain there, now that he can't even hold sway in the DMF position, well I fear for him. 2 Likes |